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Harold Perrineau Responds to Criticism of Biracial Daughter’s Role in Jem and the Holograms
Harold Perrineau hit back at critics who say his daughter should not play an African-American character from the animated series on which the new film Jem and the Holograms is based because she is only half-black. In a piece at The Wrap, he writes that his wife and the mother of his daughter, Aurora, 19,…
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Watch: Meek Mill Slams Drake Over ‘Hotline Bling’ Dance
After enduring one of the biggest hip-hop track disses in recent memory, Meek Mill tried to slam Drake Friday during an appearance at Powerhouse Philly in Philadelphia. “I wish I knew how to dance and do that s—t,” Meek said, dressed in a red coat and black hat, as he walked around the stage in…
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Here Is Why Janet Jackson Abruptly Rescheduled Unbreakable Tour
Some of Janet Jackson’s fans in Salt Lake City and Denver will have to wait to see the star’s Unbreakable tour. She is under doctor’s orders to rest her vocal cords, she announced in a tweet on Friday. She was to perform in the cities on Saturday and Sunday as part of her first tour…
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Spike Lee Says Chicago Mayor Objected to Chi-Raq Film Title
If ever there were two men known for their strong personalities and not holding back on their opinions, those would be film director Spike Lee and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel. They are also known for being proud of their home towns, cities known for their rivalry. Lee, 58, is from New York City, and Emanuel,…
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Usher and Harry Belafonte Are United in Breaking the Chains of Social Injustice
On Friday evening in New York City, a line of young people snaked down Lexington Avenue in Manhattan and then curled around 91st Street all the way down to Third Avenue; the crowd was brimming with anticipation and excitement. They were en route to see Usher at the 92nd Street Y, which might be the…
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Feds Probe Russell Simmons’ RushCard After Glitch Blocks User Access
The federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is investigating Russell Simmons’ prepaid debit card after a glitch blocked user access for nearly two weeks, according to Rolling Stone. Richard Cordray, director of the agency, said Friday that he spoke to RushCard CEO Rick Savard to explain that the bureau “is prepared to use all appropriate tools at our…
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Mom Says Jahi McMath ‘Is Still Alive and Beautiful as Ever’
An Oakland, Calif., teen who was declared brain-dead by doctors in December 2013 “is still alive and just as beautiful as ever,” her mother wrote in a recent Facebook post. The mom, Nailah Winkfield, gave an update about her daughter, Jahi McMath, on Wednesday, saying that she was moving more on her mother’s command. “Hello…
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Lamar Odom Reportedly Suffered 12 Strokes at Nev. Brothel
During a medical emergency he experienced last week while partying at a Nevada brothel, Lamar Odom reportedly suffered 12 strokes that affected his motor skills, TMZ reports. Although the strokes did not affect vital organs, sources tell TMZ that they have had an “impact on his ability to walk and talk.” The strokes were discovered…
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‘Sorry, Malia Obama’: Brown University Newspaper Apologizes After Students Post Photos of Visit
Noting that the college application process is stressful enough without the whole world watching, the Brown Daily Herald apologized this week on behalf of students who posted images of the first daughter’s recent campus tour at Brown University, creating a social media frenzy. ” ‘Brown University had no chill when Malia Obama came to visit,’…
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Watch: Hillary Clinton Slyly Brushes the ‘Benghazi’ Hate Off Her Shoulders to the Tune of Jay Z
When video snippets of Hillary Clinton being grilled at a congressional hearing about the 2012 militant attack in Benghazi, Libya, appeared on my Facebook and Twitter news feeds, I immediately thought that it was an old story that had resurfaced. But oh no, it was, in fact, new news. The presidential candidate was in the…
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